( T' Q; p* r k * j1 F- a. U( D C 2003年从洛杉矶初出茅庐的黑眼豆豆合唱团（Black Eyed Peas），是一支深受灵魂乐、爵士乐与拉丁节奏与现场演唱精神所启发的放克/嘻哈队伍，will.i.am、Fergie、apl.de.ap、Taboo四位团员组成，在1998年与2000年先后发行了两张获音乐评论网站All Music Guide四颗星喝彩的专辑《Behind The Front》与《Bridging The Gap》，他们跨越类型音乐，并多元采撷拉丁、印地安、亚洲民族旋律的音乐地球村创作态度深获音乐人肯定，第2张专辑《Bridging The Gap》就吸引了难民营合唱团(The Fugees)创作主将怀克里夫金(Wyclef Jean)与DJ Premiere携手掌舵制作大任，葛莱美奖最佳女歌手得主梅西葛蕾(Macy Gray)、嘻哈名团De La Soul、Mos Def、Jurassic 5、法国节奏蓝调/爵士女子乐团Les Nubian也来助阵，其中与梅西葛蕾合唱的"Request Line"攀登饶舌单曲榜亚军。 . A1 o+ ~7 B0 i - z- ^' H% v6 V. V$ Q) ?2 G, t' V% S1 `# t
不断在创新的黑眼豆豆合唱团，2003年乐团亮出了全新力作《Elephunk放克大象》，乐团有了新朋友—来自洛杉矶的Stacy ’Fergie’ Ferguson，Fergie原本只是单纯的在现场演唱场合以乐会友，却因大家在录音室磨出惊人的火花，进而获邀加入黑眼豆豆合唱团。此辑中团长will.i.am在节奏铺排上花尽巧思，像是请来超级男孩合唱团单飞巨星贾斯汀(Justin Timberlake)友情献声，呼吁世人抛开成见、散播真爱关怀的TOP 40单曲"Where Is The Love"，还有崭露快嘴饶舌步调的"Hands Up"，仿佛人声乐器传奇路易斯阿姆斯壮(Louis Armstrong)唱法的歌曲"Smells Like Funk"，还有运用现场乐器、乐曲取样、鼓器等配套结构，全新的节奏变装佳作包括:与专辑销售超白金的蟑螂老爹乐团(Papa Roach)合作的"Anxiety"，与葛莱美奖五项大奖新贵艾莉西亚凯斯(Alicia Keys)合作的"Let’s Get Retarded"，取样麦当娜(Madonna)成名作"Holiday"改编而成的趣味大作"Labor Day (It’s A Holiday)"，以及团员apl.de.ap纪念在菲律宾过世的兄弟的歌曲"The apl Song"。黑眼豆豆合唱团人气直窜，超级男孩贾斯汀跟克莉丝汀(Christina Aguilera)2003年夏季巡回演唱会就邀请黑眼豆豆作为热门嘉宾。; _) G1 W2 r1 ~
" R) Q! W6 s4 l9 ?' i' a% h g 6 S: v- K$ p+ A 可以看出，Black Eyed Peas并非一个单纯的唱说组合，他们将多种音乐元素融合，创作出自己独特的hit-hop风格，构成了非商业性嘻哈音乐的中流砥柱。 . R+ |- g) }9 ]# C6 k$ L3 H, O( G8 ]3 f, g, V% i& J y
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2003年至2004年，他们与Justin Timberlake合作的一首歌《Where Is The Love》火爆亮相，专辑《Elephunk》也在美国卖出超过两百五十万张。之后的《M Business》，主打曲是《Don`t Phunk With My Heart》，新专辑中继续找Justin合作，创作出《My Sytle》,另外又与朋克老将James Brown合作了《They Don`t Want Music》、还与摇滚男歌手Jack Johnson合作了《Gone Going Gone》。 $ ^+ v; R4 {& T* i, X- L+ g- |4 r- w3 T/ h7 n( e: E3 I
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黑眼豆豆合唱团人气直窜，持续发烧，频频被热门电视节目邀请为受欢迎的嘉宾。2005年夏天，Black Eyed Peas推出第四张专辑《Monkey Business》。对一个歌手来说，每张专辑都是一段旅程，实际上，录制这张专辑的过程就是一段疯狂的旅程———他们穿过伦敦，来到巴西，去到美国，在机场里，在旅馆里，在公车大厅里，在博物馆里，甚至在浴室里录制各种声音来完成这张专辑。 低音吉他、拉丁节奏、嘻哈节拍、抢耳旋律，堪称一场疯狂而绚丽的音乐旅程。4 a `$ l/ M- |- W g- \
歌手：Black Eyed Peas 专辑：Melody ' U. W7 h& ?6 j1 O6 q
What's wrong with the world, mama? ; }" E0 o+ a; F* t& aPeople livin like they ain't got no mamas - Q2 ]5 q& `4 M; Y7 JI think the whole world's addicted to the drama + O0 x- L2 q% \$ GOnly attracted to the things that'll bring the trauma/ H. ?: T5 i0 F+ d
Overseas ya we tryin to stop terrorism+ i% s0 @7 u! y8 _
But we still got terrorists here livin $ ^9 X- G% C6 zIn the U.S.A, the big C.I.A + d6 t- x* r. ^3 ?6 h7 ^The bloods & the crips, and the KKK 4 j4 U% }/ e( K- ]( \& T9 yBut if you only got love for your own ways! i& Q9 l; p' i% N {, I0 m
Then you only leave space to discriminate 2 r; @) N. y( L% ?9 y0 U& i ZTo discriminate only generates hate+ r% \+ r" {3 j, s2 Y8 l7 s
And when you hate, then you're bound to get irate J- G! v4 K) d5 H/ l: V: `9 T
Madness is what you demonstrate( J% N8 P# s: [# ^2 [
And that's exactly how anger works and operates . m& v6 O1 Q. lMan ya gotta have love, this'll set us straight- v! O8 s& a5 M5 Q! ~
Take control of your mind and meditate : V4 B1 z+ A& h& H6 ^Let your soul gravitate, to the love ya'll ( |9 ~6 W8 v2 {Chorus-- [& W o2 S5 A5 p7 b
People killin ) c- N& [2 Y# ePeople dyin9 j( G5 Z8 Q' e4 {
Children hurt and, R" t% A$ Y- h
Women cryin$ u6 X+ i9 |& X% _
Will you practice what you preach 5 }6 X7 c# m3 s+ TOr would you turn the other cheek( }# _" L. M9 _- A: I! A4 _) j
Father father father, help us/ d p+ g9 Y4 G: Q- l. J
Send some guidance from above / j, p7 ^2 P" UThese people got me got me questionin p! I+ C* }. p/ y; Z) p, X( d
Where is the love?(love) : W; ]: W- [1 F4 i: N' nWhere is the love?(the love) 3 p- ]/ q3 b9 L- H& HWhere is the love?(the love)/ L. e7 w( X) p! Y; f# k
Where is the love, the love, my love( E. b7 c1 `0 Q
it just ain't the same ( f9 V) Y. v4 ]" ]3 n( ^2 J: `. B& \old ways have changed 6 s& j# V) L; D9 n$ Tnew days are strange, is world insane? - ]$ }' v. S; q% ~8 u. q- hif love and peace is so strong( g: q) h* H1 u, a
why are there pieces of love that don't belong " X, r( v8 l( r- f0 j$ W! J' Fnations droppin bombs , u% G+ L/ [* ] ]8 u- h) Schemical gasses fillin lungs of little ones! H7 v0 G7 F! ]
with ongoin sufferin, as the youth die young, q# I3 f* T! \( B3 [. g
so ask yourself, is the lovin really gone 2 [! i% X) |' Y Gso I can ask myself, really what is going wrong 9 X/ S5 I" A: ~, {, h8 wwith this world that we livin in, people keep on givin in 8 h1 Y5 H( b( q2 K4 Jmakin wrong decisions, only visions of them dividends ) F7 p5 ]7 k. p- I( ?' Ynot respectin eachother, deny thy brother2 f- A! P. H) H$ H5 E
a war is goin on but the reason's under cover7 L+ ~; w7 n6 L' b* U. H$ z) I5 H
the truth is kept secret, and swept under the rug5 q7 e7 r1 @4 t2 G- T" \
if you never know truth, then you never know love9 G5 k7 A4 K: j$ ~' r0 S9 t5 Y9 ~
where's the love ya'll? (i don't know)/ ~% @( ?+ [- n/ Q* v
where's the truth ya'll? (i don't know) 7 s: n' t6 S& w2 g& Y3 Kand where's the love ya'll? % |! [$ W9 N) g4 A; c8 mPeople killin 3 ~: `! x) E9 t0 _People dyin) x; H% j' S6 |/ ?: y
Children hurt and g9 @: o/ e- X- [7 ~0 K# bWomen cryin 2 J a' x$ @9 a& o1 |Will you practice what you preach # g9 E( z8 H0 V6 P; Z; wOr would you turn the other cheek. g% D0 o! q$ E( J2 b. |0 J
Father father father, help us - V* B& C( b& eSend some guidance from above $ K( |; E2 R1 h4 }4 p9 e; C( E* OThese people got me got me questionin 8 D( a1 a' {& e* C0 |Where is the love?(love) 3 P: o1 ^# |$ }Where is the love?(the love)( b( ~: \* _' g0 J$ K" ]! i
Where is the love?(the love); f) i* b* x+ I9 O3 W
Where is the love, the love, my love ' ]! Z8 J. u. s6 W& a* B2 v. kI feel the weight of the world on my shoulder* c% b! p# Y. z6 K. f8 B
as I'm getting older, ya'll people gets colder3 ^ A2 ^0 k& I( e* O4 u0 p& N9 G
most of us only care about money makin ) c) ]( E) w3 S7 L+ \- Q, |' P, ^selfishness got us followin the wrong direction3 |, e, F( G. v% X8 w: }- l- A
wrong information always shown by the media! V9 n2 i2 y: B' o; S
negative images is the main criteria 3 S) _+ {. a( z6 u+ A2 oinfecting the young minds faster than bacteria. t! A+ d! \7 G/ [, a9 b
kids wanna act like what they see in the cinema ) N0 o2 L; d* v/ {, Q$ Y- Jwhatever happened to the values of humanity? 3 [0 Y6 L8 P$ V5 [! q$ Swhatever happened to the fairness and equality0 n! P6 H/ s, ~% ^
instead of spreading love we spreadin animosity" o6 D& Y1 p* E* l% l0 A% h
lack of understandin leading us away from unity / Z) _% }# O/ ~that's the reason why sometimes I'm feelin under3 J- f! {8 f2 ?; Q9 m) c
that's the reason why sometimes I'm feelin down $ z% T6 [" ]0 ^0 gIt's no wonder why sometimes I'm feelin under4 I; A9 a2 w/ h+ {; y; C
gotta keep my faith alive till love is found 5 w5 I) o1 N9 z3 H+ b2 M8 Onow ask yourself9 C6 `9 x$ l' ^
People killin" V- W$ h8 T# e, |
People dyin" w0 G, [! y$ ?# b3 k
Children hurt and! {; X: b4 ~7 T+ y$ D, d
Women cryin; J+ L* `& ~8 P+ N+ B* n. [
Will you practice what you preach - V( X9 f& _- i1 ~! x. IOr would you turn the other cheek 1 J+ j* y1 ^0 I5 p3 H+ ~Father father father, help us f6 M& D. t' k. b2 bSend some guidance from above- ^' w9 G: j! }: a# h5 V+ r
These people got me got me questionin! R9 F# ]+ v3 C* y- j
Where is the love?(love) % \1 a# `7 X" @4 ?Where is the love?(the love)& k) C ?- v6 d; t+ v$ M
Where is the love?(the love) + A2 m) K3 X( i, C1 [Where is the love, the love, my love
